Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Eva Hyde Marshall sea journal kept aboard the Ship Invincible
- Dates:
- 1889-1890
- Creators:
- Unknown
- Abstract:
- The Eva Hyde Marshall sea journal kept aboard the Ship Invincible (SAFR 16495, HDC 217) was kept by Marshall at the age of 16. She was from Port Blakely, Washington and traveled with her parents, Annie Hyde and Harvey M. Marshall to Melbourne, Australia; they returned to San Diego from Newcastle. The trip was taken in order to reunite Eva's mother with her brother, James Hyde-Symes of Toowomba, Queensland, whom she had not seen for nearly 30 years. This typescript is available for use without restriction.
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Language:
- In English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0217 (SAFR 16495), Eva Hyde Marshall sea journal kept aboard the Ship Invincible, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Eva Hyde Marshall sea journal kept aboard the Ship Invincible (SAFR 16495, HDC 217) was kept by Marshall at the age of 16. She was from Port Blakely, Washington and traveled with her parents, Annie Hyde and Harvey M. Marshall to Melbourne, Australia; they returned to San Diego from Newcastle. The trip was taken in order to reunite Eva's mother with her brother, James Hyde-Symes of Toowomba, Queensland, whom she had not seen for nearly 30 years. This typescript is available for use without restriction.
Eva describes daily activities, meals, books read, sailors, other passengers, her brother's eighth birthday, Melbourne and the time they spent there. Eva's piano was taken on the trip and she tells of the many hours she spent playing it. She also describes a stop made at Rurutu Island on the return voyage.
- Biographical / historical:
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This finding aid does not have an agency history, biography, or historical note.
- Acquisition information:
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SAFR-00001
This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
- Processing information:
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- Arrangement:
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This is a collection of a single item.
- Physical location:
- San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
- Physical description:
- .
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Families
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 2013
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from ICMS database and converted into xml from a template revised and updated by San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department. 7/22/2013 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.
- Terms of access:
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Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
- Preferred citation:
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0217 (SAFR 16495), Eva Hyde Marshall sea journal kept aboard the Ship Invincible, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
- Location of this collection:
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Building E, Fort MasonSan Francisco, CA 94123, US
- Contact:
- 415-561-7030